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Sitting outside Free State, junior Alex Kerr thinks about his potential term as City Commissioner.

PROFILE: Kerr for Commission

Penny Coleman, Reporter March 12, 2025

Coming up on his final year in high school, junior Alex Kerr is running for a spot on Lawrence City Commission. Since childhood, Kerr has been interested in politics and now looks forward to possibly breaking...

Senior Lily Dixon, senior Gillian Sellet and senior Lois Xie are all presidents of clubs at Free State. Photos by Eden Weber, design by Baila Love.

FEATURE: Girls Rule Free State

Evie Chancy, News Managing Editor March 11, 2025

According to the Free State Club Directory, over 60% of all clubs at Free State have women on their leadership board despite only 48% of students being women according to US News. Free State’s...

Monitoring the school, School Resource Officer Kasey Wiltz works in her office to help make Free State a safer place. Over the past four years as an SRO, Wiltz has discovered a passion for the work as well as the community. “Once I became a school resource officer, [I found my niche] and I didn't ever want to do anything different,” Wiltz said.

PROFILE: Law, Legacy and Lasting Relationships

Odelia Colvin, Reporter March 11, 2025

After four years of working as a Student Resource Officer, Corporal Kacey Wiltz is leaving at the end of this school year to work as Chief of College Police at Kansas City Kansas Community College. For...

Senior Hazel Powers stands in the patio of the nursing home where she uses her nurse aide certification to assist residents with various daily tasks.

FEATURE: Future Nurse at Work

Evie Chancy, News Managing Editor March 11, 2025

Every Wednesday and Sunday, senior Hazel Powers clocks into work like many other teenagers do throughout the week. For Powers, her job is more than just practice because as a certified nursing assistant,...

A pile of fake IDs. Digital illustration by Neylana Haque

FEATURE: (Lie)censed to Purchase

Phoebe Morris, News Editor-in-Chief March 11, 2025

Editor's Note: Names are made up for the safety of students with fake IDs With a quick flash of a false identification card, minors nationwide can enter the college party scene. According to a study by...

Freddy the Firebird singing like our chamber choir birds. Digital illustration by Abbie Veeder

FEATURE: Chamber Choir Chosen For KMEA

Odelia Colvin, Reporter March 11, 2025

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated since the original press release for corrections. For the first time in nine years, Chamber Choir was offered the opportunity to perform at Kansas Music Educators...

Design by Lucas Smith. Photos collected from Breahna Randall, Darby Bates, Fiorella Leistner and Kara Unckless.

FEATURE: Cute Critters

Jonah Frye, Reporter February 26, 2025

Harley Quill According to The University Daily Kansan, in Dec. 2008, a former Free State student, Judson King, successfully petitioned the city to legalize the ownership of hedgehogs. Because of...

Digital Illustration by Kouri Demelash

FEATURE: On-Demand Makes the Leap

Rakshan Ossen, Sports Editor February 17, 2025

Televised streaming of sports has been a pivotal part for fans around the country. Recently, sporting organizations have moved from traditional services like NBC, CBS, ESPN and Fox to offer streaming services...

Smiling, juniors Landry Koester, Piper Northrop, Megan Green, and Ebi Hegeman pose for a selfie.

FEATURE: Firebirds at KTF

Jonah Frye, Reporter February 17, 2025

From Jan. 9-11, the Free State Theatre department took a trip to Wichita for the annual Kansas Thespian Festival. The festival is designed for any registered school in Kansas and plays host to many competitions,...

Facing away, an actor looks over the stage before a big performance.

FEATURE: Under the Spotlight

Dylan Tenbrink, Reporter February 6, 2025

To calm their nerves before a big performance, some students have special rituals to get over their stress before going on stage. Performing in the winter play, “You Can’t Take It With You,” Freshman...

Digging through materials, students organize donations for teachers for the teacher supply drive.

FEATURE: Honor Society Provides

Odelia Colvin, Reporter February 4, 2025

With over 200 participants, the National Honor Society teacher supply drive gave school supplies to over 80 teachers. The drive occurred on Jan. 21, and was the first ever NHS school supply drive.  According...

Holding a highlighter, a student highlights their lines for the winter play, "You Can't Take It With You".

FEATURE: Double Casted Show

Lilly Wall, News Editor-in-Chief January 13, 2025

Editor's Note: This story has been updated since original release with added context regarding the announcement date of double casting. On Nov. 20, Free State Theatre announced their winter play cast...

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